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Middle East conflict hits tourism in Phangnga
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/03/2026
» The war in the Middle East is affecting the tourism industry, with Phangnga province reporting a sharp decline in European arrivals and estimated losses of nearly 1.7 billion baht, the Phangnga Hotel Association said.
UK warns against travel to Trat
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/10/2025
» Trat’s tourism industry is facing a 700-million-baht loss as a United Kingdom travel warning has prompted widespread cancellations from European visitors, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Lions kill Bangkok zoo keeper in front of horrified visitors
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/09/2025
» A keeper was mauled to death by lions at Safari World zoo in Bangkok on Wednesday morning in front of horrified visitors.
At least 16 killed as Bangladesh fighter jet crashes into school
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/07/2025
» At least 16 people, mostly students, were killed Monday when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.
Bangkok building collapse tied to construction and design flaws
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/07/2025
» Thai investigators concluded that flaws in the design and construction methods caused the collapse of a partially built Bangkok building that killed at least 89 people during the March 28 earthquake, according to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Cambodian soldier killed in Thai border gunfight
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/05/2025
» One Cambodian soldier was killed in a brief exchange of gunfire between Thai and Cambodian soldiers on Wednesday morning in a disputed border area in Ubon Ratchathani, the defence ministry in Phnom Penh said.
Young soft-tennis player killed in car crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/01/2025
» A young soft tennis player was killed when a car ran into the back of the pickup truck she was travelling in on Sunday night in Sukhothai, leaving her family and the sport's fans devastated.
Hong Kong tourist fights Phuket taxi drivers
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/12/2024
» A Hong Kong man was taken to hospital to "calm down" after brawling with taxi drivers outside the Phuket airport terminal, police said.
Customs officials 'helped' supercar importers dodge duty
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/06/2024
» Graft-busters accuse seven customs officials of helping supercar importers evade duty totalling 897 million baht by accepting unrealistically low car valuations.
Tests show 10-year-old rice 'safe to eat'
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/05/2024
» The government will auction off the rice from Yingluck Shinawatra's pledging scheme that had been stored in two warehouses in Surin for 10 years, after a laboratory test result showed that the rice is still safe to eat.